To get Blanche the wolf eel to swim to the surface for health checks, the dive staff trained him (Blanche is a he) to approach a hot pink frisbee. Video by Micah Reese.
The troops all here! Langur baby is introduced to the family
Zoo Knoxville’s Silvered-leaf langur born Nov. 30 to parents Lucy and Walter has been introduced to the troop! The new female is hitting all her milestones. She is only the second langur to be born in Knoxville since the zoo began working with the species in 2017. © ZooKnoxville
Singing Morelet’s Seedeater
A male Morelet’s Seedeater (Sporophila morelleti) (formerly White-collared Seedeater S. torqueola) displaying its strong song in the lowlands of Guatemala. Sporophila seedeater were once placed in the family of buntings (Emberizidae), but are now considered tanagers (Thraupidae).